"In the early
hours of June 9th, a mink farm in Rovolon, near Padova, was attacked with
fire. The flames devoured the building where the farmer stored food. All
refrigerator cells, mixing tools, silos and various machinery were turned
to ashes. The flames ignited in several points of the building at 4am
and the fire squads had to work until 12 to extinguish them all. Although
there was no claim for the action, it was clear its malicious origin,
due to traces of petrol found in the area.

Questioned by journalists,
the farmer said he suspected animal rights activists were responsible.
The guard dog was found safely locked in a vineyard meters away from the
building and the 5000 caged minks weren't endangered by the fire. Damages
are estimated to be several thousand euros. The building has serious damage
and will likely be unusable in the future."